California coach, Mike Montgomery, said it best, “we shot 50% but we couldn’t get stops.” The Cal Bears lost to the Stanford Cardinals 82-68 in the Pac-10 opener for both teams. Stanford improved their overall record to 8-4 while Cal dropped to 7-6.
Cal trailed at halftime 38-34, but Stanford shot 72% in the second half to pull away for the win. They had a tough time trying to stop ...

Who's ready for some offense?
Both squads are coming-off strong offensive performances, as Stanford and Arizona combined for 1,053 yards in victories over Washington and UCLA respectively. I don't foresee any reason why tomorrow's contest will be characterized as a defensive struggle.
This game is important as it relates to who is going to finish 2nd in the PAC-10. A loss tomorrow for the Cardi...

Earlier this week I called out the Stanford defense. Its performance has been inconsistent and unreliable. Then last night happened.
The Stanford defense came out with the its best performance of the season versus the Huskies of Washington. Here are the numbers:
Points allowed: 0
1st Downs: 7
Yards allowed: 107
Yards per rush: 0.8
While the performance should be appreciated, Stanford fan shou...

Two weeks ago Stanford escaped with a last second victory versus USC with the aid 30-yard Nate Whitaker field goal which allowed the Cardinal to enter their bye week with a win as opposed to a two game losing streak.
One could argue that this week’s opponent equates to its second consecutive bye week, as Stanford faces the hapless, the woeful, the pathetic Cougars of Washington State.
I reall...

The #5 Oregon Ducks went into Tempe on Saturday and capitalized on 7 Sun Devil Turnovers and grabbed a 42-31 victory. It was Oregon's first Pac-10 victory and they are now 4-0 on the season. Oregon's offense wasn't exactly what it has been for the first 3 games of the season but they got the job done. Oregon's Defense is what kept them ahead in the game, although giving up 597 yards to the Sun ...